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Sunday, January 06, 2008

The one AND ONLY home-grown talent that ever achieved world fame.
She is the only Southeast Asian to ever penetrate the highly-distinct Indian music industry. The one AND ONLY Southeast Asian who achieved Asian Pop Superstar status. From Scandinavia to Korea. From Japan to India. From Australia to America… who haven’t heard of Tata Young?

Tata was bornAmita Marie Young on 14 December 1980 in Bangkok to a Thai mother and an American father. She started her career at age 11 and by the age of 14, she was already a superstar.

Her very first music album sold more than a million copies in 90 days. All her succeeding albums surpassed the million mark to the very latest ones. Her very first film earned her a Best Actress award. And she has graced the cover of every prestigious magazines in the land.

Tata was the best pop music ambassador in Thailand’s history. She was chosen by foreign governments like China, Japan and Australia to perform in concerts. Sold out performances in Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore and many others cemented her Asian Pop Superstar status. Tata was voted as one of the 100 Sexiest Women in the World 3 years in a row.

The list of achievements would go on and on…but it’s just the beginning for Tata.